More on ceasefire talks now, and Israeli officials say they have agreed to concessions allowing the return of 150,000 Palestinians to the north of Gaza.
Two officials with knowledge of the talks told Reuters this formed part of a US proposal for a truce.
In return, they said, Hamas would be required to give a list of female, elderly and sick hostages it still holds alive.
Hamas said yesterday that the latest proposal passed on by Eqyptian and Qatari mediators did not meet demands, but that it would study it further before responding.
Hamas wants an end to the Israeli military offensive, a withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, and permission for displaced Palestinians to return home.
Israel’s immediate aim is to secure the release of hostages seized on 7 October, and it says it will not end the war until Hamas no longer controls Gaza or threatens Israel’s militarily.
